About the Create Update Wizard and Modify Update Wizard

The Create Update Wizard in the System Center Updates Publisher enables you to create new software update definitions and the Modify Update Wizard enables you to modify existing definitions. Each wizard configures the software update information, defines the rules associated with the update, and configures the software update type.

Note

System Center Updates Publisher 4.0 supports updates that have dependencies, such as drivers and bundles, but these updates cannot be created or modified.

The wizard pages are described in the following table.

Wizard Page	Description
Update Information Page	Specifies general information about the software update definition.
Extended Properties Page	Specifies extended property information about the software update definition.
Define Prerequisite Rules Page	Specifies high-level rules that verify whether a scanned computer meets the prerequisites for the software update.
Select Package Page	Specifies the software update location information, software update installation type, success codes for the update, and command-line options.
Define Applicability Rules Page	Specifies the rules that verify that the software update is applicable on a scanned computer.
Define Installed Rules Page	Specifies the rules that verify whether the software update is already installed on a scanned computer.
Summary Page	Provides a summary of the properties configured in the wizard.
Progress Page	Displays the current task and progress when the software update is being created.
Confirmation Page	Displays a summary of the properties associated with the software update.

See Also

Tasks

How to Create a Software Update Definition
How to Modify a Software Update Definition

Other Resources

Create/Modify Update Wizard
Managing Software Updates
Updates Publisher Wizards